Photography-Life in Alaska-Random Thoughts
Photography highlighting Alaska, the most beautiful place on earth.
We have left the warmth of Nice for a blustery and quite chilly Avignon, in southeastern France’s Provence region. Avignon is set on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes. It remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791.
We’re going to spend a couple days on the coast of the Mediterranean exploring Nice and the Cote D’Azur. Some sun and warmth will be nice for a bit.
After a high-speed rail journey from Pompeii, we’re exploring Florence for a couple of days. Walked around a bit in late afternoon when we got here and then hit the museums on our first full day. The Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze. I took a Renaissance Art class in grad school, which I ended up loving, to get some needed humanities credits. To see so many paintings in real life that I had seen in a text book was incredible. David wasn't too bad either. We were both amazed at the vibrant colors of so many of the paintings. This is definitely a city we’d like to visit again.
Mind officially blown. Pompeii is absolutely amazing. We spent the entire day wandering through history. I had no idea how big it was or how fascinating it would be.
We just got back from a 3 week trip to Italy and France. Rome was our first stop. The entire city was under construction getting ready for the 2025 Jubilee. The Jubilee is a centuries-old Catholic tradition that occurs every 25 years. It's a time for spiritual renewal, forgiveness, and celebration. The Catholic Church encourages Catholics to make pilgrimages to Rome or to a sacred site in their local diocese during the Jubilee. It begins on Christmas Eve this year and runs all year. This is a fascinating city if you’re at all into history. Also a great place to get your phone pick-pocketed on the subway, which really put a damper on things for a while. These are best viewed on a laptop or big screen. Captions will identify where we were. Come along!
